Erroneous unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	272684
Time
Date	199406
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : oma airport : 74ne
State Reference	NE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oma
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	272684
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Due to alternator failure, was trying to navigation in confined airspace without talking to ATC. Kissed south edge of eppley field class C airspace because of lack of ground reference -- then wandered into edge of offutt AFB class 'C' airspace while trying to locate the south omaha airport. I had flown over the airport and not seen it and did not realize I was in offutt space until I was over the noted antennas. Contributing factors: chart clutter in area and lack of specific references, 'I can do this' attitude, uncertainty about battery status. What I would do differently: communication with ATC and have their permission to operate in their airspace despite using battery power.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ERRONEOUS UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE, WAS TRYING TO NAV IN CONFINED AIRSPACE WITHOUT TALKING TO ATC. KISSED S EDGE OF EPPLEY FIELD CLASS C AIRSPACE BECAUSE OF LACK OF GND REF -- THEN WANDERED INTO EDGE OF OFFUTT AFB CLASS 'C' AIRSPACE WHILE TRYING TO LOCATE THE S OMAHA ARPT. I HAD FLOWN OVER THE ARPT AND NOT SEEN IT AND DID NOT REALIZE I WAS IN OFFUTT SPACE UNTIL I WAS OVER THE NOTED ANTENNAS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: CHART CLUTTER IN AREA AND LACK OF SPECIFIC REFS, 'I CAN DO THIS' ATTITUDE, UNCERTAINTY ABOUT BATTERY STATUS. WHAT I WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY: COM WITH ATC AND HAVE THEIR PERMISSION TO OPERATE IN THEIR AIRSPACE DESPITE USING BATTERY PWR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.